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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 1h

I hate watching YouTube. But I do like Taskmaster! We shall see!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 1h

Where are you watching it? I learned abt Taskmaster just this spring and my friend could only point me to YouTube.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 1h

We also have a comical forest of signs and I’ve seen a number of people stop to read them all

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 2h

Tonight’s bassist brought a trombone. Looks chill, but I know better 😉

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 7h

Making bad art today (it’s not art, obv, but I’ve been wanting patio lights for QUITE some time and I am… Unskilled)

Garage, patio heater, string lights, stepladder

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

A really wise thread about middle-grade readers. I’d argue there’s a similar problem for younger teens, too!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

About Me: I am a grownup who only really likes one flavor of coffee, and I do have to keep track of my kitchen because my house is 75 years old. I actually feel like I am doing an okay job of confounding Amazon!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Did y’all read his last book? SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS. So vivid. Eager to get my hands on this next one!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I am at the Fitz for Labyrinth and it’s a good time but it is effing FREEZING in here

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nope, I can’t take the bit any further either :)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nearly hit a deer on my way to Spanish class this evening. Spanish class is community ed at WASHBURN and the deer was crossing LYNDALE AVENUE. I will grant you the habitat of the creek right there, but it was quite a surprise and truly a near miss.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Oh yeah yeah yeah! Creepshow! There was an episode with a kajillion bugs!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This might be my fifth TMBG show? IDK, husband saw them for the 11th time Friday. ❤️ Our first proper date was a show on the John Henry tour.

John Flansburgh, John Linnell, a guitar, and an accordion

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It was most likely from Lunds & Byerlys, in the deli/fancy cheese section, Lakewinds a distant possibility as well. I was not looking for “Bulgarian,” I was looking for “chunk with brine.” So tasty! The brand is Atalanta. It may or may not meet the standards of feta *in* Bulgaria. :)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Awesome things in my day: 1) frolicking little kids in the library 2) delicious, creamy Bulgarian feta 3) last-minute TMBG tix for tomorrow so I can take 16 to their FIRST SHOW 4) 16 is ✨ Very Excited ✨

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The kids have been calling it HoCo for some years. It might not be good, but it’s not new 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Update: fridge fixed! Parts did not come with screws (!) so it’s a good thing I had already set aside the old ones to go into the Bucket of Random Screws and Nails!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Surprising approximately no one. (This is great news to read!)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mazagine, since my 23yo was about three. I have to be very careful about this at work (which is at the library, where we deal in… periodicals)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Eh, sometimes they don’t. :) I don’t even follow them, really, but I did still live in Nashville when the Preds GOT there, so there’s a bit of hometown agitation there for me 🐟

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Warners Stellian and Dey Distributing, if you’re interested.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A success: called LOCAL appliance shop’s repair dept to find a LOCAL source to pick up a fridge door handle (which is a real point of failure for this fridge and not the only one!). Spoke with two nice guys in town and a nice national rep who would ship the part. Love talking on the phone. :)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

They are generally quite thorough, glad it was helpful for you!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Movable modular! It’s super fun. Those DOTS kits are flat on top

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Not as many opportunities for Amy to do this kind of thing as governor, unfortunately.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Second dose of Shingrix this morning. Am hydrated and Tylenol’d up; have taken a walk and set two Gatorades to chill. Going to work later! Hoping this will be easier than the first time! (do not tell me otherwise, I can be a sweet summer child for a few more hours)

Walgreens sign: “Get your shongles shit today”
(I can’t help it, I just find this hilarious)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I cried at my son’s first trombone lesson (he was 11 and not quite big enough to throw the slide out to the furthest pitch), in which he played Hot Cross Buns for his new teacher. I am also a proponent of giving a kid a (decent-quality) harmonica for Christmas :)

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

… I’m a little afraid to cut this cake

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Before, during, after. (Apple Bundt Cake from Sally’s Baking Addiction.) I got this Bundt pan for Christmas (as a replacement for the much crummier one I’d had since my wedding) and this is actually my first time using it! That baking spray with flour in it is MAGICAL.

Bundt cake with shiny brown-sugar glaze on it

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I’m not paying terribly close attention, but this does match the pattern I’ve seen for the entirety of my marriage. Eldest has adopted a fatalistic attitude about it, which I think makes her a true MN football fan.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My hair is only remotely curly when it’s raining. And I understand that, but I wish I could get it to do the thing in ANY other situation.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

When they get weird (this can be long before they are actually spoiled but have crossed over into unappetizing). Stuff with beans in it has a very short window.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Donate for sign is pretty normal IME. Peggy’s campaign mailed the sign; Frazier’s installed it in the yard. Go to an event to pick up and the cost may be less.

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They are indeed! You could make any button a coat button!

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Am curious about button-shank gadget. Will you share a picture?

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Was the wool houndstooth? Because I am picturing hot pink houndstooth, and if that’s the thing then YOU SHOULD GO BACK AND GET IT 😬

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We have not turned on the furnace yet (inexplicably yesterday it got WARMER inside my house), but I did bust out the first handknit wool socks of the season today! (Yarn is Malabrigo Sock, pattern is Yarn Harlot’s Plain Vanilla Sock with some added ribbing across the instep)

Socks with contrasting toes, hardwood floor

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This sounds so annoying, but QUITE funny

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Christie BOO! Mwahahaha! @ceburke.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Highlights. Games. Omni. I didn’t have a Cricket subscription myself, but one of my siblings did and we had a crap ton of back issues in the house. Sassy! Writer’s Digest in HS. My parents had BH&G, Woman’s Day, PopMech, Reader’s Digest, and two daily papers. I read them all.

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